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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-20
Shoe Bag.

The materials for this are two yards
of brown-holland or cretonne, three
pieces of scarlet or brown braid, five
little brass rings and piece of the
heavy linen goods that come now for
lining dress skirts. 1t should contain
eight pockets in two rows of four each.
Take piece of the heavy foundation,
twenty-five inches wide and twenty
three and one-half inches deep. Basic
strip of the covering across the top
and another across the middle between
the rows of pockets. For the upper
pockets take piece twelve and one
third inches deep and wide enough to
allow for four box plaits, which form
the pockets; the lower pockets are nine
and two-thirds inches deep. Place a
strip of braid between each and stitch
down. Bind all around with the braid :,
attach five rings to the top and hang on
the inner side of some closet door. Put
the initial of each member of the family
on one of the pockets, so that each
child may know just where to look for
his or her shoes.-Rural Ne,c Yorker.
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to this oasis of the great waters-to
find backbone " or little more
" sand" Very few, indeed, of the WIS.,
itors are disappointed with the climatic
conditions found here. 1t is not
cheap place for the transient visitor to
live. The country folk and laboring
class must live cheaply or fare poorly,
as the wages are low. The land will
easily bear two crops year, and there
is fair market for every fruit and
vegetable raised Fuel is scarce and
dear. Wood sells at sixty cents per hum
dred pounds; fortunately for the poor
very little is required. Fine English
goods are much cheaper than in the
States. All kinds of wines and spirits
are cheap, and graduated sugar refined
in the United States is two cents per
pound less than in Boston.-Letter in
Boston Traveller.
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Cleaning Carpets.

The way we like best and have prac-
ticed many years is to take them up
early, before snow is gone, and some
morning when there is good crust
spread them out on it and beat them
there. After beating one side they
should be turned on clean spot and
beaten again. One will be surprised
at the amount of dust which the snow
will catch and hold, which will not be
flying about, as it will when they are
beaten hanging from pole.
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Economical SuggestiOns---NO. 2.


Where one has no help time can be saved
by exercising little thought for the coming
day or days-and one is enabled to make
social calls, do missionary work or little
fancy ornamental work, as one desires, and
not rob the family of the time either, by
preparing at meal-time double quantity of
vegetables. When potatoes are mashed and
seasoned enough for the next breakfast or
dinner can be moulded in square tin and
next day cut in slices and fried in hot,
buttered spider, with or without dipping
first in beaten egg, which improves it. This
is nicer even than at the first meal and
much time is saved. The same is true of
some other kinds, such as squash, tomatoes
beans and carrots; enough for two meals
may be prepared as easily and in nearly the
same time-and either are equally as nice
the second day by warming-and in less than
half the time ii would take to cook. Many
do not consider carrots fit for the table, but
did they know their medicinal qualities, and
prepare them by tenderly boiling and chop
ping fine, seasoning with butter, salt and
pepper--even the now rejecters would like
them. To have on hand boiled ham, or a
roast Of beef. to slice cold with mustard,
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Letter from Former Contributor.

We give below communication from
one whose writings often graced the
Household columns of the Freeman
while we had the pleasure of having it
in charge, and welcome her again to
those columns-engrafted 50 to speak,
into the WATCHMAN-and heartily sec
ond her wish, expressed in a private
note accompanying it, that the =" sisters
of the Household would fill a page
every week; and if they can't or won't
do it, let the men and boys help. We
have great pity for household made
up entirely of either men or women.
Mr.. BOWS address is F. II. Dow,
Corning, Steuben county, New York.
Dear Sisters Of tie HouSehold.-Four years
ago we used to have good visits through the
agency of the Freeman, and have been try
ing to get time to write ever since our old
editor took charge of the columns and ask
why we cannot have renewal of the good
old times again. l no longer teach school,
My duties lie in another direction now, and
/ have to either write with my little year-old
boy in my arms or else improve his few
sleepy hours. | have only three children to
care for now, but find mothers cares are
many.
Can our good editor give me the address of
Mr.. Dow, who so kindly sent flower-seeds
to the Household sisters few years ago?
| would so like to get some more of those
beautiful pnks. | kept the seed as long as
l could, but last year moved and lost my
pinks.
| wonder how many of the sisters know
that the leaves of the common mullen,
stepped in sweet milk, spread upon cloth
and applied warm, are sure cure for broken
breast taken in its earlier stages?
l am trying new way to keep turkey
wings free from moths. 1t was recon-
mended to me and is as follows: Fill tub
half full of ashes and put the fleshy part of
the wings down into the ashes.
Hoping l shall see letters from Clara and
others of the old band soon, i hasten to
sign myself. STEP-MoTHER.
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Thackeray's Ideas of Duty.

After lying in bed until you had
reached Clifton, exceedingly melan-
choly from want of sleep Induced by
no romantic inward feeling but by other
causes much more material and vulgar,
viz, late smoking etc, previousnights)
shall | tell you what it was dissipated
my blue feelings? AS l was going
toward London the post-man stopped
me in the street and asked me if l
would take my letters, which he handed
to me. One was an opera-boX, which
l sent off to Mrs. NJ. for tomorrow,
and one was letter from an attorney,
demanding instantly Clip for that
abominable Irish railway; and in pres
ence of this real calamity all the senti-
mental ones vanished straight | be-
gan to think how / must raise the
mOney-how | must 90 to work, nor be
shilly-shallying any longer; and, with
this real care staring me in the face, |
began to forget imaginary grievances
and to think about going to work i'm
mediately, and how, for the next three
months, | must screw and save in order
to pay off the money. And this is the
way, ma am, that the grim duties of the
world push the soft feelings aside.
We've no time to be listening to their
little meek petitions and tender home
prattle in presence of the imperative
duty, who says, Come, come, no more
of this here; get to work, Mister D
and so we go and join the working
gang, behind which necessity marches,
cracking his whip. This metaphor has
not been worked so completely as it
might be, but it means that l am re-
solved to go to work directly" Unpub-
hshed Letters Of Ihackeray," IN Serb
ner's Magazine for april.
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Catarrh to CONSUMPTION.

Catarr in its destructive force stands to and
undoubtedly leads on to consumption. 1t Is there
fore singular that those afflicted with this fearful
disease should not make it the object of their lives
to rid themselves of it, Deceptive remedies
cocted by ignorant pretenders to medical knowledge
have weakened the confidence of the great majority
of sufferers in all advertised remedies. They be-
come resigned to life of misery rather than tor
ture themselves with doubtful palliatives.
But this will never do Catarrh must be met at
every stage and combated with all might In
many cases the disease has assumed dangerous
symptoms. The bones and cartilage of the nose, the
organs of hearing of seeing and of tasting affected
to be useless, the uvula elongated the throat
so nfamed and irritated as to produce constant
and distressing cough
SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE meets every phase of
Catarrh from simple head cold to the most loath-
some and destructive stages 1t is local and consti-
tutiona Instant in relieving, permanent in curing,
safe, economical and neverfaiing.
Each package contains one bottle of the RADICAL
CURE, one box CATARRHAL SOLVENT and an M
PROVED INHALER, with treatise; price 81.
POTTER DRUG Il CHEMICAL Co., BOSTON.
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helps, with the above accomplishments to
get good dinner in twenty minutes, when
to cook all afresh would take from one to
two hours. Then for a breakfast of corn
cake two can be made as easily as one, and
No. 2 will be ready for a delicious cream
toast the following morning. The same rule
is good in making gems or biscuits-make
double the desired quantity, and you only
have to warm by steaming and then dry off in
the oven for the next breakfast or tea. To
Tighten Saturdays work, SO as not to get
too tired for the near Sabbath's duties, |
have found it well to do a part of the neces-
sary work on Friday. l was glad to see
that one of the sisters had found the same
secret help that | had long practced, and
beg her to excuse me If | repeat it, as all
good things will bear. TO mix the pecrust
on Friday and keep covered in a cool place,
and keep the flour-pan always full of sifted
-four helps much in a hurrying time Per-
haps some of the sisters would like to know
my secret in always having on hand cream
for coffee and cakes. l am often asked if
we keep COW. l answer, No, | only
have quart of milk day, and that l put in
large pan to stand till next morning, when
| take off the cream having my milk to use
as l may need and my cream besides" If
one wishes half pint or pint of cream, the
best way to get it is to take two or three
quarts of milk and save the cream, thus
saving few cents, besides having the milk,
as the cream alone would cost from ten to
twenty cents. To practice and teach such
to the young followers will do much to les
sen the burdens and expenses and encour-
age the heads of families.
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Preserving from Moths.

" Step-mother speaks of keeping
her turkey wings from moths by put
ting the fleshy part of them in ashes.
Our advice to her is the same one man
gave another who asked his advice
on getting married: Don't" Our
household" tried that once. There
was oil enough in the wings for the
potash to act on, and the wings came
to pieces. If the wings are taken now,
before the moth-millers " appear, and
tied securely in paper bag (be sure it
is whole-no holes), they will keep Sc
cure, we think. All our fur robes and
other furs are put in whole, clean bags
and put away, and through several
years practice not moth has troubled
them. Another good method is to take
some chest or box, paper it carefully
inside or out with good strong MANILA
paper; put on the cover and paste the
paper around the edges of the same,
and so make completely tight box,
and your furs or woolens will be safe,
provided it is done before the little
miller appears. Paper, or linen or cot
ton cloth, are effectual barriers to
moths, and the common seamless bags
are what we use for our robes, after
rolling them in cloth and pinning them
securely, so they will be kept in good
shape and go in the bag nicely. These
methods we believe to be better than
camphor or snuff, or any such method
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Your Children.

Are constantly exposed to danger from
Colds, Whooping Cough, Group, and
diseases peculiar to the throat and
lungs. For such ailments, Ayers
Cherry Pectoral, promptly adminis-
tered, affords speedy relief and cure.
As a remedy for Whooping Cough,
with which many of our children were
atficted, we used, during the past VIM
ter, with much satisfaction, Ayers
Cherry Pec.oral. For this affection, we
consider this preparation the most eff
cacious of all the medicines which have
come 10 our knowledge. = Mary Park
hurst, Preceptress, Home for Little
Wanderers, Doncaster, Md.
My children have been peculiarly sub
Jet to attacks of Group, and l failed to
find any effective remedy until | COM
menced administering Ayers Cherry
Pectoral. This preparation relieves the
difficulty of breathing and invariably
cures the complaint. - David q. Starks,
Chatham, Columbia Co., n. Y.
I have used Ayers Cherry Pectoral
in my family for many years, and
have found it especially valuable in
Whooping Cough. This medicine allays
all irritation, prevents inflammation from
extending to the lungs, and quickly sub
dues any tendency TO Lung Complaint.
j. b. Wellington, Plainville, Mich.
l find no medicine so effective, for
Group and Whooping Cough, as Ayers
Cherry Pectoral. 1t was the means of
saving the life of my little boy, only six
months old, carrying him safely through
the worst case of Whooping Cough ever
saw - Jane Malone, Piney Flats, Tenn.
Ayers Cherry PectoraI,
Prepared sy Dr.J. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, IS.
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In Bermuda.

The longer stranger to this little
world stays in it the more he finds
himself conforming to the " dolce far
niente " habit of life of the native,
whether that native be of the African
the very air, which must have some
subtle constituent that induces the in
disposition to positive or prolonged
energy, although the luxury of living
here is, to me, the very balminess of
the air, even though it come storm
laden with humidity from the sea, in
whatever direction. AS the spring-time
passes into summer, the prevailing
winds are southerly and the general
temperature is raised to something like
our New England summer at the sea-
shore-S70 being the highest known
here of late years, so that the difference
between the highest winter and sum-
mer records is but about 200; the an
nual average is 700. General Russell
Hastings, crippled soldier from Ohio,
has found in this place the climate that
his impaired health required, and he
enjoys the summers here equally well
with the winters, and he has taken up
his permanent abode here and is en-
gagged in cultivating Easter lilies. That
there are no violent or excessive
dangers in the temperature here is the
one fact that appeals to some classes of
invalids that are not affected by the
generally prevalent humidity; to such,
however, including all seriously in
volved lung troubles, more uniform
dryness is essential. To the victims of
nervous prostration this is haven of
rest. In looking at the arrivals and de-
partures of the weekly steamer bona
fide invalid is rarely seen. ga pretty
healthy looking lot =" is common re-
mark, but more intimate knowledge
of the individuals develops great range
of physical weaknesses that have come
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Gbe Duusebolo.
Fun Among the Poets.
Ely j. NJ.

Some years since David Barber, dis.
tinguished poet in the state of Maine, after
the birth of his first child wrote and pub
lished the following pretty poem:
One night, as old St. Peter slept,
He left the door of heaven aiar,
When through little angel crept
And came down with falling star
One summer as the blessed beams
of morn approached, my blushing bride
Awakened from some pleasing dreams
And found that ang ell by her side.
God grant but ths-I ask no more
That when he leaves this world of pain
He'll wing his way to that bright shore
And find the road to heaven again
John G.. SAKE, not to be outdone and
st. Peter, wrote the following:
ST. PETERS REPLY
Full eighteen hundred years or more
I've kept my gate securely fast;
There has no little angel strayed,
No recreant through the portal passed
did not sleep, as you suppose,
Nor left the door of heaven ajar
Nor has a little angel " strayed
And gone down with falling star.
Go ask that blushing bride, and see
If she don't frankly own and say
That when she found that angel babe
She found 1t in the good old way.
God grant but this-I ask no more
That should your number still enlarge
You will not do as done before,
And lay 1t to old Peters charge.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, !
LUCAS COUNTY, SIS.

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY, SIS.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
F. J. CHENEY e Co., doing business
in the city of Toledo, county and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of
CATARRH that cannot be cured by the
use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
~ in my presence, this 9th day
{ ., ! of December, A. d. 1886.
SEAL a. w. GLEASON,
~ Notary Public.
p. Stalls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally and acts directly upon the
blood and mucus surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
ca Sold by druggists; seventy-five
cents.
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An Appetizing Dish.


At this season, when it is so difficult to
prepare a variety for the table, would offer
the following as a breakfast dish: Open and
toast number of crackers sufficient for
your family; lay upon platter, placing one
half in the other. Poach the same number
of eggs and lay them upon the crackers.
Pour nearly all the water off. Add one
tablespoonful of butter and sprinkle with
pepper. If you prefer, use cream instead
Pour over the whole. This certainly is very
nice with baked potatoes.
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Mistellanp.
The Lessons OF the Street.

ON the corners we may find them,
Or in clusters here and there
In the daytime or the nighttime,
All along the thoroughfare;
Standing idly, and forgetting
They should earn the bread they eat
Are the many who are learning
All the lessons of the street.
In their homes is naught inviting;
Poverty and want are there,
Wasting demons, thirsting ever,
Serve to keep the cupboard bare.
And the little baby wanders
out of doors on toddling feet,
Quick to learn the lessons taught 1t
Every hour upon the street.
Shame and crime their ready pupils
Here Of every age may find;
Sons of wealth and rank to evil
And to idleness inclined.
In the school of vice progressing
They with baseborn rogues compete,
Who have won a high distinction
From their training in the street.
Maidens fresh, i'm youthful beauty,
Cherished in the heart and home
Dearly loved ones, vain and thoughtless,
From the fireside choose to roam;
Knowing not of many dangers
And disasters they may meet
By their everyday attendance
On the lessons of the street.
Many a life that started bravely,
Full of promise, pride and zeal,
Stirred within by holy passions
That the knavish never feel
lie has been oerthrown in battle,
Leftto sure and swift defeat
by the poison and pollution
OF the lessons of the street
oh, we mothers, train your darlngs
So to love their homes that they,
With the idle and the vicious,
Will not ever go astray.
With chain of strong affection
Bind them to the safe retreat
That their minds may not he tainted
BY the lessons of the street
Marx Wilton LdrkiB
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IT is a curious fact that the body is
now more susceptible to benefit from
medicine than at any other season.
Hence the importance of taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla now, when it will do you
the most good. 1t is really wonderful
for purifying and enriching the blood {,
creating an appetite and giving healthy
tone to the whole system. BE sure to
get Hoods Sarsaparilla, which is pc
culiar to itself
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A COMPLETE CITRE.

| have suffered all my life with skin diseases of
different kinds and have never found permanent re-
lief until, by the advice of lady friend, used your
valuable CUTICURA REMEDIES. | gave them a
thorough trial, using six bottles of the CUTICURA
REsoLvENT, two boxes of CuT1CURA and seven
cakes of CuTICURA SOAR, and the result was Just
what had been told 1T would be-d complete cure.
BELLE WADE, Richmond, Va.
Reference G. W. Latimer, Druggist, Richmond, Va
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DRUGGISTS ENDORSE THEM

Have sold quantity Of your CuTICURA RENE
DIES. one of my customers Mrs. Henry Kintz who
had letter on her hands to such extent to
the skin to peel of and for eight years she suffered
greatly, was completely cured by the of your
medicines. C.N, NYE, Druggist, Canton, Ohio.
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To consumptives, or those with weak
lungs, splitting of blood, bronchitis, or
kindred affections of throat or lungs:
Send ten cents in stamps for DR.. r. V.
Pierce's treatise on these maladies.
Address the doctor, Buffalo, n. Y.
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ITCHING, sCALY, PIMPLY.

For the last year have had species Of itching
scaly and pmply humors on my face, to which have
applied great many methods of treatment without
success and which was speedily and entirely cured
by CUT1CURA.
MRS. ISAAC PHELPS, Ravenna, o.
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advertisements.
SKIN sSCALP
Purified and Beautified
by the Cuticura Remedies.

For cleansing the skin and Scalp of Dishguring
Humors, for allayng Itching, Burning aud Infam-
nation, for curing the first symptoms of Eczema,
Psoriasis, MIX Crust, Scaly Head, Scrofula and
other Inherited Skin and Blood Diseases CUTlCURA,
the great Skin cure, and CUr1CURA SOAP, an ex-
quisite Skin beautiher. externally, and CUTlCURA
infAllihle.
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A YOUNG lady makes the following
inquiry: "In writing of parents, as
father and mother, should each one be-
gin with capital letter." No, neither
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LET us help the fallen still, though they
never pay us, and let us lend, without
exacting the usery of gratitude. -ET.
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NO MEDICINE LIKE THEM.

We have sold your CUTICURA REMEDIES for the
last six years, and no medicines on our shelves give
better satisfaction.
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CuT1CURA REMEDIES are sold everywhere. Price
CUTICURA, fifty cents: RESOLVENT, 81 90; SOAP,
twenty five cents. Prepared by the POTTER DRUG
AND CHEMICAL CO.. Boston, Mass. Send for
"How to Cure Skin Diseases"
EDTDS Pimpes Skin Blemishes and Baby
NhU do. Hurnors cured bv CUTICuRA soar.
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Song Bells nifty cents; S4SO per dozen) favor
lite general collection of songs. As good and prac
teal Note Readers, commend Emerson a.
Browns Song Reader Book /, fifty cents; Book
D ufv
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For Ladies' Glasses. Music for
Female Voices.
For Common Schools.

Perkins Vocal Echoes cd: Tideu's Choice
Trios cd; Morses Wellesley College Col
lection l2l.